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American Heart

  • 19921992
  • RR
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.5K
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American Heart (1992)
CrimeDramaRomance
An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
    • Martin Bell
    • Peter Silverman(story)
    • Martin Bell(story)
    • Mary Ellen Mark(story)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Edward Furlong
    • John Boylan
    • Martin Bell
    • Peter Silverman(story)
    • Martin Bell(story)
    • Mary Ellen Mark(story)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges
    • Edward Furlong
    • John Boylan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Jeff Bridges and Edward Furlong in American Heart (1992)
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    Tracey Kapisky in American Heart (1992)
    Edward Furlong in American Heart (1992)
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    Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1992)
    Melvyn Hayward in American Heart (1992)
    Lucinda Jenney in American Heart (1992)
    Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong, and Lucinda Jenney in American Heart (1992)
    Edward Furlong in American Heart (1992)
    Jeff Bridges and Lucinda Jenney in American Heart (1992)

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • Jack Kelson
    Edward Furlong
    Edward Furlong
    • Nick Kelson
    John Boylan
    • Janitor
    Greg Sevigny
    • Young Jack
    Jayne Entwistle
    • Monique
    Willie Williams
    • The Gospel Fireballs
    Roosevelt Franklin
    • The Gospel Fireballs
    Melvyn Hayward
    Melvyn Hayward
    • Normandy
    Don Harvey
    Don Harvey
    • Rainey
    Kit McDonough
    Kit McDonough
    • Landlady
    Wren Walker
    • Lisa
    Cristine McMurdo-Wallis
    • School Administrator
    Lucinda Jenney
    Lucinda Jenney
    • Charlotte
    Charlotte London
    • Flo
    Loyd Catlett
    Loyd Catlett
    • Vernon the Bartender
    Richard Joffray
    • Taxi Dispatcher Voice
    Christian Frizzell
    • Rollie
    Tracey Kapisky
    Tracey Kapisky
    • Molly
      • Martin Bell
      • Peter Silverman(story) (screenplay)
      • Martin Bell(story)
      • Mary Ellen Mark(story)
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    • Trivia
      Jeff Bridges' favorite film of his own.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the movie, the ferry is leaving Seattle (towards Bainbridge Island or Bremerton). However a few seconds later we see the boat wake with the Olympic Mountains in the distance indicating the boat is headed towards Seattle, not away from it.
    • Quotes

      Jack Kelson: Keep my name outta your mouth.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Lost in Yonkers/Carnosaur/American Heart/Posse/The Story of Qiu Ju (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Never Let Go of Your Hand
      Composed by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan

      Produced and performed by Tom Waits

      Jalma Music Inc (ASCAP)

      Tom Waits performs Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

    User reviews31

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    9/10
    Excellent, but I'm biased...
    I have to admit being somewhat biased toward this film, as I was living in the apartment building (at the time) where most of the filming took place! The rent was $225/month if I remember correctly, and it was indeed a "studio"... complete with bare bulb hanging from the ceiling and a lot of roaches :-) (the room used in the movie was somewhat nastier than the one I was in - there was a top floor, a middle and a basement, and I was living in one of the middle floor rooms at the time). But I got to see a great deal of the process of filming a movie (extremely interesting and educational) as well as meeting Jeff Bridges and Edward Furlong (no, I don't appear anywhere in the film as either an extra or an actor). As for the movie itself, it turned out quite a bit better than I had expected. Martin Bell is underrated as a director, and it's unfortunate that lately he's concentrated on TV rather than movies - he really is talented (See "Streetwise," 1984). The ending of American Heart really was sad, although we've seen it before in a lot of movies. Yet another reflection on the sad state of today's society.

    And now, a small revelation... in the movie, the apartment where "Jack" and his son lived was portrayed as being on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. Actually, the building used in filming was on Capitol Hill, a few blocks west of Broadway. No, I'm not going to give away the street address or the name of the apartments, sorry :-).

    My overall review for "American Heart" - 9/10.
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    • The_Core
    • Feb 7, 2000

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1992 (Japan)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Avenue Pictures
      • World Films
      • Asis Films
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    • 1 hour 53 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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